Blyth weather in March

In March, Blyth sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Blyth's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blyth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:32 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Blyth is town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England.

Founded
1788

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month.

A typical March day in Blyth reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
174
274
374
474
574
674
774
874
974
1084
1184
1284
1384
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2085
2185
2285
2385
2485
2585
2685
2785
2885
2985
3085
3185

How March really feels in Blyth

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
13
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Blyth weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7114.41.47.50.7
Feb / 5712.31.59.30.7
Mar / 5212.11.211.41.1
Apr / 5110.40.213.81.8
May11° / 4710.4015.82.8
Jun14° / 11°6511.70173.8
Jul16° / 13°6912.5016.54.8
Aug17° / 13°7512.3014.74.8
Sep15° / 11°6310.7012.54.2
Oct12° / 7913.4010.23.0
Nov10° / 8915.20.48.11.8
Dec / 7814.60.971.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73664
83565
93466
103466
113466
123268
133268
143169
153169
163070
173070
183070
193070
203070
212971
223169
233169
243169
253169
263268
273466
283466
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Blyth gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1457
2457
3456
4446
5446
6436
7435
8425
9424
10414
11404
12394
13394
14384
15374
16374
17364
18364
19364
20364
21364
22364
23363
24363
25373
26373
27383
28383
29393
30392
31392

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 23 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
823breezy
923breezy
1023breezy
1123breezy
1223breezy
1323breezy
1423breezy
1523breezy
1623breezy
1723breezy
1823breezy
1923breezy
2022breezy
2122breezy
2222breezy
2322breezy
2422breezy
2522breezy
2622breezy
2721breezy
2821breezy
2921breezy
3021breezy
3121breezy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:105:28
210.47:085:30
310.47:055:32
410.57:035:34
510.67:015:36
610.76:585:39
710.86:565:41
810.86:535:43
910.96:505:45
1011.06:485:47
1111.16:455:49
1211.16:435:51
1311.26:405:53
1411.36:385:55
1511.46:355:57
1611.46:325:59
1711.56:306:01
1811.66:276:03
1911.76:256:05
2011.76:226:07
2111.86:196:09
2211.96:176:11
2312.06:146:13
2412.16:126:15
2512.16:096:17
2612.26:066:19
2712.36:046:21
2812.46:016:23
2912.45:586:25
3012.55:566:27
3112.65:536:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Blyth?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Blyth.

What to pack for Blyth in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Blyth sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Blyth in March

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Mar6Bracing
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Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep13Bracing
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Dec9Bracing

UV index in Blyth in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blyth peaks around July 24 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blyth?

Blyth sits at 55.1°N, 1.5°W, 5 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bedlington, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Blyth

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Blyth.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blyth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Blyth is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (46%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Bedlington 5.0 km · Ashington 7.0 km · Cramlington 7.0 km · Whitley Bay 10 km · North Shields 13 km · Tynemouth 13 km · South Shields 15 km · Wallsend 15 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Blyth (55.1271°, -1.5086°, elevation 5 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).